Ever puzzled what goes into reworking a home into a house? Take a fast look into the charming world of house renovation by this unique video characteristic. Uncover the challenges, triumphs, and inventive options that introduced Mitzie and Jenifer’s stunning area to life.
A designer transforms the 1,050-square-foot house she shares together with her associate
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When Mitzie and Jenifer purchased their two-bedroom house in DUMBO, they knew {that a} full house renovation was wanted earlier than transferring in. A designer, Mitzie instantly began sketching out design plans and reached out to Sweeten to discover a normal contractor who might deliver these plans to life. Within the house renovation ideas beneath, Mitzie shares the {couples}’ bed room and kitchen renovation inspiration, and their expertise working with their Sweeten normal contractor to enhance the lighting of their new house.
Mitzie: (00:05)
Welcome to our house. My identify is Mitzie Wong. I reside right here with my associate Jenifer Harmon, who’s a media government. I’m a painter, designer, and co-founder of Roar + Rabbit.
Mitzie: (00:35)
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We wished to make the house really feel very informal, but luxurious. We had a funds in thoughts, so we have been actually cautious about selecting the supplies. We wished it to really feel very inviting and enjoyable.
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Dwelling Renovation Tip 1: A waterfall island brings residing areas collectively
Mitzie: (00:53)
After we noticed the kitchen initially, it was very boxy. There have been a lot of angles, the cupboards have been jutting out, the counters have been quick and slim, so we wished to make the place much more cohesive. We went for an even bigger island, deeper with the cascading waterfall marble sides, so it will be a characteristic as a result of it’s an open plan to the lounge. And we unified every thing by coloration. Being an open plan, it needed to be a characteristic. We hid the freezer and the fridge behind the identical colours as the cupboard to make it extra unified.
We used the identical {hardware} on the drawers and the doorways to make it extra cohesive, to provide it a lighter and brighter area, and we clearly introduced the counter ahead to provide it extra a beneficiant sense of area. As a result of every thing was so new wanting, I wished to place in a home made tile to only soften it up, to provide it some texture and a few depth.
Dwelling Renovation Tip 2: Flip a plain wall into a colourful headboard
Mitzie: (01:58)
This can be a pretty new constructing, it’s solely 12 years outdated, so we wished to provide the house some character. As you’ll see, there’s lots of build-outs and recesses and peculiar angles in every nook. I wished to take the point of interest away and make a characteristic wall. I used two-and-a-half-inch plywood beams and painted it to make an accent wall to provide it layered depth. In case you look barely to the fitting, you’ll see the Manhattan bridge, and it’s a gray-blue, in order that was a part of the inspiration for the colour. It’s a barely off-color of the Manhattan bridge.
Dwelling Renovation Tip 3: Streamline storage and lighting
Mitzie: (02:40)
We relied on our Sweeten contractor closely on their experience for lighting. They dropped the ceilings solely two or three inches, and we have been capable of put within the recessed lighting in each the lounge and the workplace, so we might keep constant lighting all through the day and night. After we have been doing the preliminary renovation through the gutting stage, there was an extra six inches within the wall [of the master bathroom] that was revealed, so we have been capable of design collectively and construct a bespoke cupboard.
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